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14,705people live here $89,414median household income▲ 11% above US $1,266median rent per month▼ 10% below US $278,600median home value▼ 16% below US

Williamstown is an unincorporated community in Gloucester County, NJ. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Williamstown

Williamstown is an unincorporated community in New Jersey with rent below the national average, home prices that remain within reach, household incomes running above the national average, and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Williamstown deals with commute times longer than most cities, cold winters, and a car-dependent commute, with few people using transit.

The good

Rent below the national average
Affordable home prices
Higher-than-average incomes
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

Above-average commute times
Cold winters
Car-dependent — few commuters use transit

How Williamstown compares

Median household income

Williamstown$89,414

New Jersey avg$103,556

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Williamstown$1,266

New Jersey avg$1,720

US$1,413

Median home value

Williamstown$278,600

New Jersey avg$454,400

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Williamstown

Based on Williamstown's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,532

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $50,640 a year
46% of Williamstown renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$55,720

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $27,860
Homes cost 3.1× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▼ 10% below US

$1,266/mo median rent

Cost of living works in this city's favor. Median rent sits around $1,266 a month, nothing that raises eyebrows. Solid value overall. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $278,600. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.

Median home value $278,600 · 46% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

5.1% county unemployment

Unemployment in Gloucester County is 5.1%, somewhat above the national average of 4.3%. Lining up work before the move is the safer route. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Gloucester County (county-wide)

Safety

154 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Williamstown doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Monroe Township Police Department, Gloucester County jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 879/100k · Policed by Monroe Township Police Department, Gloucester County (township-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▲ 23% above US

32 min average commute

Traffic is a real factor here. The 31.9 minute average means plenty of commuters are pushing 45 to 60 minutes on a bad day. Proximity to work matters more here than it might elsewhere. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 12% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

74%

Work from home

12%

Carpool

9.2%

Other

2.0%

Public transit

1.6%

Walk

1.3%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 85°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 26°F and snow a regular occurrence. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 18% below US

30% bachelor's degree or higher

College degree attainment runs below average at 30%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.

Schools

3 public schools inside the boundary

There are 3 public schools inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 10:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site (19 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Williamstown's strongest points are rent below the national average and home prices that remain within reach; the main tradeoffs are commute times longer than most cities and cold winters. A year of median rent ($1,266/mo) equals 17% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit people watching their budget. It may be a harder fit for anyone who doesn't drive.

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